Bridge to Damascus.

So, Carnegie reads that "THE CONVENER of Forth Estuary Transport Authority has welcomed the imminent abolition of bridge tolls, two years after stating such a move would be “irresponsible.” Councillor Tony Martin yesterday said scrapping tolls on the Forth road bridge was the only fair option. However back in 2006, Mr Martin, who was made convener last year, opposed a motion to lobby the transport minister over tolls, stating it would jeopardise funding for bridge maintenance and projects such as the M9 spur."

At least he saw merit in the argument in the end, albeit after doing his best to block abolition of tolls for at least two years. There is more joy in heaven over a sinner that repenteth .... there are a lot of them about on the issue of tolls abolition on the Forth Road Bridge, but the sad thing is that Councillor Martin is actually a Fife Councillor, albeit a Liberal Democrat one.